Magic Blue Smoke » hard drive http://www.magicbluesmoke.org When good electronics go bad. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:03:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Diode on Maxtor model 6V250F0 hard drive fails on power-up http://www.magicbluesmoke.org/280/diode-on-maxtor-model-6v250f0-hard-drive-fails-on-power-up http://www.magicbluesmoke.org/280/diode-on-maxtor-model-6v250f0-hard-drive-fails-on-power-up#comments Fri, 26 Mar 2010 23:13:07 +0000 MagicBlueSmoke http://www.magicbluesmoke.org/?p=280

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Maxtor 6V250F0 shown with blown diode

Maxtor 6V250F0 closeup of diode

These pictures are of a Maxtor model 6V250F0 250GB 7200RPM hard drive.  The owner noticed a burning smell from the drive after which it was unplugged.  Upon being powered up, the diode was destroyed.  A similar diode was removed from a Samsung model SP1614C 160GB hard drive and soldered onto this board to successfully repair it.  Credit:  THE_GFR

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